The man of genius and the aristocrat are frequently regarded as eccentrics because genius and aristocrat are entirely unafraid of and uninfluenced by the opinions and vagaries of the crowd.
Quotes about uninfluenced (2 Quotes)
Richard Aldrich commenting on the music of Ernst von Dohnnyi Here is a composer ... who is quite uninfluenced by most of the currents and countercurrents of modernity that are troubling the musical waters these days.